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EAP971/5/2/14
- Record Id:
- 040-004067159
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004067140
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100139555823.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP971/5/2/14
- Title:
- Alexander Johnstone Papers
- Scope & Content:
-
Several typed copies of a letter written by Sir Alexander Johnston, detailing the measures he took during his tenure as Chief Justice of Ceylon; typed copies of letter by A.J. and other actors concering the former's desire to be given a Baronet; explanations as to why he did not receive a Baronet despite the king's promises; one page of handwritten notes by James T. Rutnam on Samuel Johnston; 1807 letter by A.J. describing the customary laws of various parts of Ceylon; short 1817 letter addressed to A.J., written by A de. A RA.J.epakse, Maha Moodaliar (headman) of Maliabadde; brief report on a newly discovered manuscript annotated by A.J. on inheritance laws in the Kandyan province; mss 1795 letter; mss copy of letter by A.F. Campbell Johnson (1857-1937) addressed to John S. Chandler of the American mission in Madura, detailing A.J.'s childhood in Madura, India and asking for help in tracking down information about a photograph of A.J.'s mother, Hester Maria Johnston. This file includes mentions of A.J.'s parents, Thomas Maitland, Robert Brownrigg, Lady Sarah Napier, and the Prince Regent of Britain.
Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 174 pages.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004067140
036-004067145
040-004067159 - Is part of:
- EAP971/5 : Evelyn Rutnam Institute
EAP971/5/2 : Alexander Johnston Papers
EAP971/5/2/14 : Alexander Johnstone Papers - Hierarchy:
- 032-004067140[0002]/036-004067145[0014]/040-004067159
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP971/5
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 178 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP971-5-2-14
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1794
- End Date:
- 1796
- Date Range:
- 1795?
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Former External References:
- Folder 29
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)